President Adela de la Torre told a group of student government leaders that there was no attempt at a cover-up by campus officials
San Diego State University President Adela de la Torre on Wednesday defended her decision to defer an internal inquiry into a rape allegation made against some of the school’s football players, saying the best thing to do was let San Diego police take the lead in the investigation.
in San Diego Superior Court claiming that three SDSU football players gang raped her on Oct. 16 at an off-campus party when she was 17 years old.Police have been investigating for the past nine months and recently handed the case to the District Attorney’s Office, which is reviewing it for possible charges.The lawsuit identified the players as Zavier Leonard and Nowlin “Pa’a” Ewaliko, and Matt Araiza, who went on to the NFL.
The controversy intensified on Monday when Brady Hoke, SDSU’s head football coach, and John David Wicker, the school’s athletic director,Wicker said it is “absolutely not true” that SDSU tried to hide the matter. “We will hold any student and coach, any staff member ... responsible for anything that is confirmed and adjudicated,” he said.
Word spread Wednesday that de la Torre, who became president in 2018, would discuss the controversy with Associated Students, a government group.
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